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Travel
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Bulgaria: The Gold Mine and the Beekeeper’s Fable
16 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Author and beekeeper Ismail Yakup says the Bulgarian government is ignoring the voice of the Krumovgrad community by supporting an open-pit gold mine that will pollute the soil, water, and air.
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Bulgaria: A Town Debates Plans for an Open-Pit Mine
14 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
In the cafes of Krumovgrad, Bulgaria, young and old debate the proposed opening of a large open-pit gold mine by a Canadian company, a project that could increase jobs—but also contaminate the water.
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A Threat to Public Order
04 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Or, How My Love of Belarusian Tractors Got Me Arrested by the KGB
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Veins of Time
01 Oct 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
An ancient Romanian mining town is wary of losing its historical roots to a large-scale open pit mine.
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Romania: Beekeeper Refuses to Leave His Hives
19 Sep 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Remus Cenusa is one of the last 40 residents in a Romanian village who is refusing a resettlement offer from Rosia Montana Gold Corporation. The beekeeper wants to remain under the buzz of his bees.
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The Farmer-Philosopher of Rosia Montana
02 Sep 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Eugen David, a farmer in Rosia Montana, refuses to sell out to corporate interests who want to build the world’s largest open-pit gold mine on his land.
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Sarajevo, My Love
01 Feb 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Life seems to have returned to the city, where just a few years ago the trees in the public parks were cut down for firewood and the Olympic ice rink was used as a makeshift morgue.
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It’s Impossible to Leave Iraq
04 Aug 2010 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Whether the Iraqi police force is ready or not, our combat troops will be home for Labor Day. Whether the country is stable or not, the war will end on schedule. A special investigative report.
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From Black to Black
02 Aug 2010 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Review of Blue River, Black Sea: A Journey Along the Danube Into the Heart of the New Europe. By Andrew Eames.
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Unapproachable Light
07 Apr 2010 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
As recently as 2005, Camp Bondsteel was purported to be a secret interrogation site for the American military. So why does predominantly Muslim Kosovo love it so much?
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